Beer Culture » Richter http://www.beerculture.org Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:13:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Richter Brewery’s Polotmavý Weißbier 13° http://www.beerculture.org/2009/03/19/richter-brewery-amber-weissbier/ http://www.beerculture.org/2009/03/19/richter-brewery-amber-weissbier/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:04:38 +0000 Evan Rail http://www.praguemonitor.com/beer/?p=438 polo-wheatOne of the cool Bavarians to show up at last year’s Christmas Beer Markets was Schneider’s Aventinus, an amber wheat beer that kicks like a Doppelbock, blending plummy stewed fruit with Weißbier spice and plenty of alcoholic wallop.

Right now, Richter Brewery in Prague has something similar on tap: a polotmavý (half-dark, meaning amber) Weißbier. It’s brewed at a conventional 13° with about 5% alcohol, versus 18.5° and a massive 8.2% for the brawny German.

The strength might be the biggest difference between the two, as some of the flavors and aromas are quite similar. The nose of the Polotmavý Weißbier has cooked plums and chocolate and cocoa notes with just a breath of citrus acidity. In the mouth, it starts out with fairly sweet and complex fruitcake flavors before a dry finish.

Half-liters of Richter’s Polotmavý Weißbier are 35 Kč. Get one while you can.

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